Sicily presentations continue...Everybody: Read to discuss recommended blog post "No More Sunsets, Avoiding Cliched Travel Photography."
Photographers: portraits; quizzes, famous photographers assignment
Writers: 1) Read Chapters 3, "This Teeming Arc" and 4 "The Toughest Trucker in the World," and write a couple of paragraphs on each in which you ENGAGE with the writing/story, quote a favorite passage and analyze why it works. 2) Scan the travel magazine we passed out in class, pick an article you'd like to call to our attention and explain why. 3) Blog post due Thursday on a most memorable place and 4) Bring in an Italian phrase (see some below from Linguanaut.com) for us to practice!
| you speak (English/ Italian)? | Parli (inglese/italiano)?/ Parla (inglese/italiano)? (polite) |
| Just a little. | Solo un po'. |
| What's your name? | Quale è il suo nome? |
| My name is ... | Mi chiamo ... |
| Mr.../ Mrs.…/ Miss… | Signor …/ Signora …(usually for both Mrs. & Ms) |
| Nice to meet you! | è un piacere conoscerti!/ è un piacere conoscerla (polite) |
| You're very kind! | Sei molto gentile!/ lei è molto gentile (polite) |
| Where are you from? | Di dove sei?/ Di dove è? (polite) |
| I'm from (the U.S/ Italy) | Sono (statunitense, italiano). |
| I'm (American) | Sono americano. |
| Where do you live? | Dove vivi?/ Dove vive? (polite) |
| I live in (the U.S/ Italy) | Vivo (negli stati uniti / in Italia) |
| Did you like it here? | ti piace qui? |
| Italy is a wonderful country | L'italia è un paese meraviglioso. |
| What do you do for a living? | cosa fai per vivere? |
| I work as a (translator/ businessman) | Lavoro come (traduttore/ uomo d'affari) |
| I like Italian | Mi piace l'italiano. |
| I've been learning Italian for 1 month | imparo l'italiano da un mese. |
| Oh! That's good! | Grande! |
| How old are you? | Quanti anni hai? |
| I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old. | Ho (venti, trenta …) anni. |
| I have to go | Devo andare |
| I will be right back! | Torno subito! |
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